Jakob Hlasek ( cz, Jakub Hlásek; born 12 November 1964) is a Swiss former professional

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player of Czech origin. He won a

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doubles title at the 1992 French Open, partnering

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Career

The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the

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men's doubles title that year (partnering fellow Swiss player

). He was also a member of

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which reached the final of the

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(where they were defeated by the United States), and won the 1992

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(partnering

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). His best Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarter finals of the 1991 French Open, defeating

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and

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before losing to

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. Further success for his country came in 1996, when Hlasek was a member of the Swiss team which won the

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. During his career, Hlasek won five top-level singles titles and 20 doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was world no. 7, and his career-high doubles ranking was world no. 4 (both attained in 1989). His career prize-money earnings totalled $5,895,293.

Career finals

Singles: 14 (5 wins – 9 losses)

Doubles: 35 (20 wins – 15 losses)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hlasek, Jakob 1964 births Hopman Cup competitors Living people Olympic tennis players of Switzerland Tennis players from Prague Swiss male tennis players Swiss people of Czech descent Tennis players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles French Open champions Czechoslovak emigrants to Switzerland